Tag: athletics
Njeya performs at Kloppers marathon
The 42-year-old Pauline Njeya's (Kovsies) preparations to finish among the top women in her age category (40 – 49-years) at the Two Oceans Ultra...
Annemé skitter by Sentraal- uitnodigingsbyeenkoms
Die begaafde naelloper van die Hoërskool Jim Fouché, Annamé Fourie het Vrydag by die gewilde uitnodigingsatletiekbyeenkoms van die Hoërskool Sentraal in Bloemfontein met 'n...
Ramakone crowned FS marathon champ
Although the 33-year-old long-distance runner from the City of Roses, Godfrey Ramakone, finished in an excellent third position overall in one of the closest...
Ontong and Van Zyl show a clean pair of heels
The first leg of the 2019 Wild Olive Night Trail Run Series took place on Wednesday evening and from the onset, the event will...
Wansbury behaal driekuns by sone-atletiek
Die geskiedenis het hom al bewys dat hulle kom en gaan en slegs 'n handjievol puik jong atlete uiteindelik deurdruk tot goeie nasionale senior...
Fichardtpark seëvier by Bfn-beker-atletiek
Die Hoërskool Fichardtpark het Vrydag amok gemaak by die eerste Bloemfonteinbeker-uitnodigingsatletiekbyeenkoms wat op die Mangaung-stadion beslis is. Die byeenkoms, wat beloof om 'n jaarlikse...
Molotsane causes major upset at SA cross-country trials
The iron-woman of Free State middle- and long-distance running, Kesa Molotsane (Kovsies), caused what can only described as a major upset when she showed...
Beling behaal seldsame atletiekdriekuns
Die haastige rooikop eerstejaarstudent van die Kovsies, Tyler Beling het verlede Saterdag in Middelburg die Suid-Afrikaanse 10km-padwedloop vir junior vroue op ‘n spreekwoordelike drafstap...
Wayde nearing a return to the track
The 400m world and Olympic champion, Wayde van Niekerk, is nearing a comeback to the sport after a year on the side-lines.
The world recorder...
Sello beats Beling at USSA cross-country champs
The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games athlete, Tshepang Sello from Lesotho, crossed the line first in the 8 km for women at the...
Madiba targets a 4Peaks record
The toughest 24km mountain run in South Africa, the 2018 Trappers Bloemfontein 4Peaks Mountain Challenge, presented by Bloemfontein Courant, takes place on Saturday at...
Coetzee narrowly misses the T11 marathon world record
The Bloemfontein Paralympian, Louzanne Coetzee, narrowly missed out on another world record on Sunday during the annual Berlin Marathon in Germany.
In just her second...
Coetzee shatters another world record
The blind Paralympian from Bloemfontein, Louzanne Coetzee, earned a full-house of medals over the weekend in Berlin, Germany, where she competed in the World...
Harmse heading to African Champs at the age of 45
The 22-time national hammer throw champion, Chris Harmse of Sasolburg, has been named in the 79-member South African squad to compete at the 2018...
Steyn favourite to win 2018 Comrades
The Bothaville-raised Gerda Steyn, has been tipped as the favourite to win this year's Comrades Marathon, which will be run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban...
Louzanne vereer as Vrystaat-sportster vir gestremdes
Die meestersgraadstudent en internasionale atleet van die Kovsies, Louzanne Coetzee, is Saterdag op die jaarlikse prysuitdeling van die FSSAPD (Vrystaatse vereniging vir atlete met...
Molotsane continues Spar 10km dominance
Kesa Molostane from Bloemfontein couldn't have asked for a better start to her Spar Women's 10km Challenge title defense, by winning the first two...
Caster shatters Zola’s 34-year-old record
The South African 1500-m record, which was held by the legendary Free State athlete Zola Budd for 34 years, has finally been broken and...
